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Water contamination fears, widened scope for police use of biometrics, doctor struck off, economics prize
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 14th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Sujay Dutt
Radio Sweden Weekly: AI makes a splash at the Nobels
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences this week recognised the development and application of artificial intelligence when awarding the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry but what should we make of this year's awards, which traditionally honour human intelligence? Also, we review this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.And outside of the Nobels, we visit a 'women only' shooting night at a hunting club to look at the growing popularity of hunting among women.Presenters: Dave Russell and Ulla EngbergProducer: Michael Walsh
Police hunt accomplices in Gothenburg shooting, Åkesson's wedding guest, survey of immigrants' values, Nobel Peace Prize
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 11th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla EngbergProducer: Michael Walsh
Israeli company targeted in shooting, Northvolt told to remove barracks, PFAS compensation demand, Nobel literature prize
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 10th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Ulla Engberg
Northvolt Ett CEO resigns, Sollentuna restaurant shooting, more rain on the way, Nobel prize winner's early morning call
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 9th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
Northvolt payment deadline, inquiry backs ban on cousin marriages, property sales rise
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 8th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Babak ParhamProducer: Michael Walsh
Sweden's Nato contribution, IS returnee on trial, one year since October 7 attacks, Nobel Prize in Medicine
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 7th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Swedish rents increase, Social Democrat shadow budget, betting on the Nobels
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 4th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Where does the Swedish government stand on the Middle-East conflict?
As the world's attention is on the escalating conflict in the Middle-East, we take a look at the Swedish government's position on the conflict, and some of the incidents following in its tracks. We also meet international students in Stockholm, who hope to find ways to continue their careers in the country after they have finished their studies here. And from Gotland, we hear stories from the people who were there when thousands of refugees came over the Baltic Sea, 80 years ago.Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
Vegetables thrown in the Riksdag, Säpo on Israeli embassy incidents, Left and Green parties' shadow budgets, divorce season in Sweden
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 3rd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Dave Russell
Swedes arrested in Copenhagen, shots fired near Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Centre Party's shadow budget, baby sturgeon swims to Norway
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 2nd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
More bankruptcies in Sweden, suicide prevention proposal, new grading sytem talks, TikTok to attract Gen Z farmers
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 1st 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Roza BicerProducer: Michael Walsh
Begging ban inquiry, Moroccan embassy incident, stop and search zone criticised, call for more live music venues
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 30th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: What happens if foreign workers lose their job in Sweden?
Battery manufacturer Northvolt is cutting around 1,600 jobs across Sweden we go through what happens when you lose your job in Sweden, and what work permit holders need to do if they want to keep living here. Also: The Swedish island of Gotland has this month been remembering the many Estonian refugees that made perilous journeys there from across the Baltic Sea 80 years ago.And: This Saturday marks 30 years since the sinking of the MS Estonia, Sweden's worst ever maritime disaster which claimed the lives of 852 people.Presenters: Michael Walsh and Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Stockholm county governor fired, anonymous witness bill finalised, cause of Oceana fire revealed, rain chaos at Stockholm theatre
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 27th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Stockholm governor criticised for hiring friends, criminal run HVB homes closed, children tested for tuberculosis, Hammarby joy
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 26th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Sujay Dutt
Hate crime probe against leading Sweden Democrat dismissed, food agency red meat warning, interest rate cut, new Ryanair routes from Sweden
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 25th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Iran behind cyber attack in Sweden, fatal accident at nuclear power plant, missing girls found, lobster auction
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 24th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Sujay Dutt
Northvolt announces layoffs, train hits tractor, grey seal hunt over, snow forecast for north
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 23rd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Northvolt cuts, court rules media don't need to hand over riot images, dangerous cargo ship, melting glacier
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 20th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Right of access to nature celebrated – and under threat
Today is Allemansrättens Dag, the Day of the Right of Public Access. What does the age-old law mean today? We also look into the government's autumn budget proposal, presented in full this week. Also, there is trouble at Northvolt, the battery producer which the town of Skellefteå has pinned high hopes on for creating jobs. Presenters: Sujay Dutt and Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Swedish woman prosecuted for Yezidi genocide, life sentences for subway shooting upheld, e-commerce up from last year, Sweden's Oscar entry
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 19th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Roza BicerProducer: Sujay Dutt
Another case of bluetongue, Turkey talks cancelled as Swedish plane turns back, criminal Ghost app dismantled, warm weather returns
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 18th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Swedish EU commissioner post, Stockholm Bromma airport in doubt, school changes flagged, defence spending boost
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 17th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Michael Walsh
Swedes could lead new Nato base in Finland, several charged with rioting at festival, benefits agency delays, Swede eyes top Olympics job
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 16th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: 'The Doping Hunter' on catching out the cheats
We meet Professor Arne Ljungqvist, a living legend in the fight against doping in sports - he's been honoured with a special sculpture unveiled by royalty this week. It's two years to the next election. As politicians returned to parliament this week, we look at the challenges ahead for the government. Also, why is chess dominated by men? And Sven Göran Eriksson is laid to rest.Presenters: Dave Russell and Ulla EngbergProducer: Kris Boswell
Justice committee chair steps down, man remanded over murder of two Brits, 'Svennis' farewelled in Torsby, blue tongue disease detected
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 13th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
More money for voluntary repatriation, unemployment rising, Paludan may evade prosecution, high interest in solar parks
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 12th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Sophie Ankarcrona MartinezProducer: Sujay Dutt
Drone sightings not confirmed, extra funding for justice system, more Swedes prepping, cranes return to Falköping on way south
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 11th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Sophie Ankarcrona MartinezProducer: Kris Boswell
Cabinet reshuffle, Swedish language proposal, prison for Swedbank CEO, Arabic 9th century coins found on Gotland
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 10th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Sophie Ankarcrona MartinezProducer: Sujay Dutt
Northvolt flags cutbacks, Ukraine military assistance, suspected gang leader arrested, Sweden's Paralympians come home
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 9th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
Terrorism suspect released, dental care reform, fake passports, Swedes told to buy max 5 garments per year
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 6th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Largest ever waste dumping trial gets underway
It's been labelled the biggest environmental scandal ever in Swedish history and in this edition of Radio Sweden Weekly, we speak to one of the prosecutors, and one those who first sounded the alarm. Anna Öhgren in Norrtälje first noticed something was wrong when a large number of lorries started passing by her house with truckloads of unsorted waste, offloading them onto the property down the road from her house. ”I don't bathe in the lake. I don't drink the tap water anymore,” she tells Radio Sweden.And what was it that caused one of the most experienced government ministers to resign this week? We go on a military exercise in the Stockholm archipelago and find out more about the world's 300 best songs, according to a jury put together by Swedish Radio's music channel P3.Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell.
Tax cut announced, foreign minister denies government rift, Paralympic silver, tie for hottest September day
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 5th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Michael Walsh
Lightning victims out of intensive care, teenage boy shot, Telia to cut jobs, record temperature for September
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 4th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Michael Walsh
Tax on air travel to be scrapped, Eskilstuna stop and search zones, job cuts at the Swedish Film Institute, royals expecting baby
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 3rd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Michael Walsh
Second person suspected in double murder, limits on kids' screen time, e-commerce criticism, aid to Swedish-Ukrainian village
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 2nd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Sven-Göran Eriksson passes away at 76
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sweden's most successful football manager of all time, passed away on Monday surrounded by his family. We speak to Samuel Sillén from Swedish Radio's sports desk to hear how Svennis is being remembered. Also: The government and the Sweden Democrats are set to reverse their own reduction to the biofuel blending mandate after just 8 months — but they say petrol prices won't be affected.And: We also look at why shootings are now considered to be a ”low-status” task for criminal gangs, as well as calls for clearer guidance on what level of Swedish language skill preschool staff need.Presenters: Michael Walsh and Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Young footballers struck by lightning, portable stove badly burns teen, Mpox infection update, Team Trump hits back about Abba videos
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 30th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Arrest in missing Britons murder case, student housing shortage, gender gap at the dentists, Swedish towns with the best air in Europe
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 29th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Record-long prison sentence for teenage murderer, two men charged over Quran burnings, Belarus asylum arrest, Paralympics start today
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 28th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Government shift on petrol and diesel, Thailand buys Swedish fighter jets, two men shot in Stockholm, SJ scraps Uppsala train service
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 27th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Sven-Göran Eriksson dies aged 76, shooting in Malmö, housing market heats up, another Duplantis world record
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 26th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Producer: Kris BoswellPresenter: Ulla Engberg
Radio Sweden Weekly: How gaming became Sweden's biggest cultural export
Today, Sweden is a major player in the video game industry. The best selling game of all time is Swedish, and the Swedish game industry grosses billions of kronor each year, and has done nothing but grown for the past decade. This week we dive into how, and why, Sweden's grew to this size, and what issues it faces today. Presenter: Michael LindgrenProducer: Kris Boswell
Fewer cyber attacks since Nato entry, US drone flies over Sweden, rise in long-term jobless, boom in online shopping from abroad
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 23rd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Michael Walsh
Bigger budget spend next year, arrest for driving into pro-Palestinian demo, special Ukraine envoy, Plantagen applies for restructuring
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 22nd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Michael Walsh
Denmark and Sweden to press tech giants, Norwegian police partnership, Home Guard drop outs, licensed bear hunt underway
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 21st 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Michael Walsh
Interest rate cut, lowest population growth in over 20 years, deepened defence cooperation with Moldova, Liseberg cash boost for Oceana
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 20th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Michael Walsh
EU terror suspect arrested, gang leader's mother reportedly arrested, Mackmyra whisky files for bankruptcy, 3 month ban for Judo star
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 19th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Michael Walsh
Swedish mpox case, Landskrona video used as propaganda, 20 to face trial for gang crime, bumblebees' navigation skills
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 16th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Alex MaxiaProducer: Michael Walsh